Exciting listening experiences are guaranteed when chief conductor Ivan Repušić takes you acoustically to his home country of Croatia. This time, the contemporary composer Frano Parać will be introduced - also in person on stage: a sound magician and wanderer between worlds who transformed from a rock musician to a professor at the Zagreb Academy of Music. His biblical opera Judita is based on the Croatian national epic of the same name by Marko Marulić and combines modern musical language with south-eastern European tradition.

Judita

Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding

Azucena swears revenge. Her mother was burned as a witch by the old Count Luna. She kidnaps one of his sons, but in her madness kills her own son. She then raises the kidnapped Manrico - but his true origins remain a secret. In the later civil war for the succession to the throne of Aragon, Manrico not only faces the young Count Luna on the battlefield, they also vie for the love of the lady-in-waiting Leonora. Neither of them knows that they are actually brothers... In "Il trovatore", Giuseppe Verdi tells a story full of twists and turns, driven by love, jealousy and revenge. His music is just as varied as the emotions of his characters and gives the opera, which takes place almost entirely at night, its dark mood. With its wealth of melodies, the opera has been a mainstay of the musical theater repertoire since its premiere in 1853.

Matija Meić

Events

Past events

Dec 1, 2024

Judita · Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Sep 11, 2024

Il trovatore · Staatstheater Braunschweig

Future and recently performed repertoire

Count Luna in Il trovatore by Verdi

Staatstheater Braunschweig

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